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- INSTALLING ADOBE ACROBAT READER 3.0
- ====================================
-
- Welcome to Adobe Acrobat(R) Reader software--Version 3.0
- This guide tells you how to install Acrobat Reader on your Sun(R), HP,
- Silicon Graphics(R), or IBM RISC System/6000(R) workstation.
-
- Acrobat Reader is part of the Adobe Acrobat family of software, which lets
- you view, distribute, and print documents in Portable Document Format
- (PDF)--regardless of the computer, operating system, fonts, or application
- used to create the original file. PDF files retain all the formatting,
- fonts, and graphics of the original document, and virtually any
- PostScript(TM) document can be converted into a PDF file. PDF files can be
- created using the Acrobat Distiller(TM) program; on Macintosh(R) and
- Windows(R) systems, they can also be created using the Acrobat PDF Writer
- printer driver. On all platforms, you can use Acrobat Exchange to
- enhance PDF files with links and bookmarks and to make PDF files display
- quicker over the World Wide Web.
-
- To install Acrobat Reader on your workstation, you must be familiar with
- basic UNIX commands. If you are not, please consult with your system
- administrator before beginning this installation.
-
-
- About this guide
- ----------------
-
- Before you begin using Acrobat Reader, be sure to read this guide for
- installation instructions and other important information. This guide
- contains the following information:
-
- * Instructions for installing the Acrobat Reader software
-
- * System administration information, such as how to move or remove the
- files
-
- * Troubleshooting information
-
-
- About the Acrobat Reader software package
- -----------------------------------------
-
- The Acrobat Reader software package includes the Acrobat Reader program
- file, associated files, and the following documents in online form:
-
- * "Acrobat Reader Online Guide" (READER.PDF), which explains how to use and
- customize the Acrobat Reader software
-
- * This document (INSTGUID.TXT) which explains how to install the Acrobat Reader
- files
-
- * "Mapping file types" (MapTypes.pdf), which explains how Acrobat Reader uses
- MIME types to follow cross-document links
-
-
- System requirements and limitations
- -----------------------------------
-
- To use Acrobat Reader software, you need the following minimum hardware and
- software:
-
- If you're using a Sun SPARCstation(R):
-
- * SunOS(TM) 4.1.3 or later, or Solaris(R) 2.3, 2.4, or 2.5 operating system
- software (Acrobat Reader will not run under Solaris 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2.)
-
- * OpenWindows(TM) (version 3.0 or later), Motif(TM) window manager (1.2.3 or
- later), OpenLook version 3.0, or Common Desktop Environment (CDE) 1.0
- and above
-
- * 12 megabytes of available hard disk space
-
- * A 32 megabyte machine
-
-
- If you're using an HP workstation:
-
- * 9000 series workstation model 700 or 800
-
- * HP-UX(TM) 9.0.3 or later operating system software
-
- * X Window System(TM) X11R5 with HP-VUE or CDE 1.0
-
- * 12 megabytes of available hard disk space
-
- * A 32 megabyte machine
-
-
- If you're using a Silicon Graphics workstation:
-
- * IRIX(TM) 5.3 or later operating system software
-
- * 12 megabytes of available hard disk space
-
- * A 32 megabyte of machine
-
-
- If you're using an IBM RS/6000 workstation:
-
- * AIX(R) 4.1 or later operating system
-
- * CDE 1.0 or Motif window manager
-
- * 12 megabytes of available hard disk space
-
- * A 32 megabyte machine
-
-
- Upgrading from Acrobat 2.1
- --------------------------
-
- The Acrobat Reader installation script installs the Reader files into a new
- directory. If you have an earlier version of the Reader software, it is
- not removed automatically. For more information on removing the files, see
- "Removing Acrobat Reader Software."
-
- If you installed Acrobat 2.1 on your Silicon Graphics workstation, you can
- remove the Acrobat 2.1 software using the IRIX Software Manager.
-
- PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION
- ==========================
-
- Before beginning the installation, decide where to install the Acrobat
- Reader files. The following sections describe the installation options.
- Review these sections carefully before installing the software.
-
-
- Local versus network installation
- ---------------------------------
-
- Determine whether a local (stand-alone workstation) or network
- installation is more appropriate for your situation.
-
- For local installation: A local installation guarantees access to the
- software from a workstation and may significantly improve performance,
- depending on how much activity there is on the network. To install Reader
- on your workstation, you must have write permission to the directory where
- the Reader software is to be installed.
-
- For network installation: A network installation makes administrative and
- maintenance tasks easier, particularly when many users want to access the
- software concurrently. (The number of concurrent users on different
- workstations is determined by how many licenses have been purchased and
- installed.) It is easier to upgrade a single copy of software installed on
- a server than to upgrade multiple copies installed on stand-alone
- workstations.
-
- Note: Network installation should be performed by a system or network
- administrator.
-
- If you perform a network installation, you will need to find appropriate
- network locations for the installation directory. The software should be
- installed on a network server machine with high reliability. In addition,
- the installation files should be placed in a location that is remotely
- mounted at the same location on all machines.
-
-
- Choosing an installation directory
- ----------------------------------
-
- Locate a directory and verify that you have sufficient disk space (see
- "System Requirements and Limitations" for disk space requirements).
- The default location for installation of the Acrobat Reader software is
- the following directory:
-
- * For SunOS and HP: /usr/Acrobat3
-
- * For Solaris 2: /opt/Acrobat3
-
- * For IRIX: /opt/Acrobat3
-
- * For AIX: /usr/lpp/Acrobat3
-
- If there is insufficient space in this partition, choose another directory
- within a different partition. Use the df command to determine the
- available space within a file system partition containing a particular
- directory. Type df (or df -k) followed by the name of the directory in
- which you want to install the software. For example, on SunOS type the
- following command:
-
- # df /usr
-
- Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on
- /dev/sd0g 207295 98377 88189 53% /usr
-
- There are 207,295 kilobytes (about 207 megabytes) in this partition and
- about 88 megabytes available, which is enough disk space to install the
- Acrobat Reader software. See your system documentation for more
- information on the df command.
-
-
- INSTALLING THE ACROBAT READER SOFTWARE
- ======================================
-
- Acrobat Reader software is distributed on CD-ROM or from the Adobe Web
- site. This section contains instructions for installing the software after
- you have downloaded the Acrobat Reader files or mounted a CD-ROM containing
- the Acrobat Reader files.
-
- If you have downloaded the Acrobat Reader files from the Adobe Web site,
- you must first uncompress and untar the files before beginning the
- installation. Instructions for downloading and uncompressing the files
- are available on the Adobe Web site.
-
-
- The installation script prompts you to answer questions regarding the
- installation, such as where you want to place the Reader files.
- Reasonable default values are provided. Press Return to select the
- recommended defaults, or enter your own values.
-
- To run the installation script:
-
- 1. Change to the directory containing the installation script. If you are
- installing Acrobat Reader from a CD-ROM, change to the appropriate
- directory on the CD-ROM.
-
- 2. Start the installation script. The filename of the script may be
- uppercase or lowercase depending on your system for example:
-
- # ./install
-
- 3. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
-
- If you make a mistake, you can do either of the following:
-
- * Exit at different points in the procedure.
-
- * Press the interrupt key sequence (Control+C on most UNIX systems) to
- cancel the installation.
-
- When the installation is complete, a message appears indicating that you
- have installed the software successfully. Acrobat Reader is now installed.
-
-
- Acrobat Reader-installed files
- ------------------------------
-
- The installation script installs the following files and directories in
- the installation directory:
-
- * The bin directory contains the acroread launch script.
-
- * The Reader directory contains the help and ReadMe files and platform
- specific files.
-
- * The Fonts directory contains bundled fonts.
-
- * The Browsers directory contains the Netscape plug-in, if supported, and
- an example script for starting Acrobat within Netscape.
-
-
- Integrating icons into the OpenWindows desktop
- ----------------------------------------------
-
- Acrobat Reader provides a script that integrates Acrobat Reader icons into
- your OpenWindows desktop. You can run this script as root or from your
- login account. If you are logged in as root, the icons are installed for
- all users. If you run the script as a normal user, the icons are installed
- for your use only.
-
- To integrate icons into the desktop:
-
- 1 In a UNIX shell window, as root, locate the acroread.deskinstall script:
-
- # cd <installdir>/Reader/desktop/olwm
-
- 2 Run the script:
-
- # ./acroread.deskinstall
-
- 3 Exit from OpenWindows, and log back on for the changes to take effect.
-
-
- Creating links to the launch script
- -----------------------------------
-
- You should always start Acrobat Reader using its launch script. To make it
- easier to use the script, you can create links to the launch script
- directory. The following example creates a link in the /usr/bin
- directory:
-
- # ln -s /opt/Acrobat3/bin/acroread /usr/bin/acroread
-
-
- STARTING ACROBAT READER
- ===========================
-
- Now that you have completed the installation procedure, you are ready to
- start the Acrobat Reader application. Always start the Reader application
- by using its launch script.
-
- If you created symbolic links, and the alternative launch script directory
- is in the search path set by the PATH environment variable, you can start
- Acrobat Reader by typing the following:
-
- % acroread
-
- If you did not create symbolic links to the launch scripts, type the
- following command to start Acrobat Reader:
-
- % <installdir>/bin/acroread
-
- To launch Acrobat Reader so that it appears as an icon on your desktop,
- type the following command:
-
- % acroread -iconic
-
- To view one or more files, give the filenames as command-line parameters.
- For example, to view /share/docs/annual_report.pdf and
- /user/bob/Schedule.pdf, type:
-
- % acroread /share/docs/annual_report.pdf /user/bob/Schedule.pdf
-
- By default, only one Reader process can be running. If you type acroread
- <filename> when Reader is already running, the currently running version of
- Reader becomes active and displays the specified file.
-
- If you prefer that a new version of Reader be launched each time you start
- Reader, type the following command:
-
- % acroread +useFrontEndProgram
-
- For more information on Acrobat Reader command-line options, type
- one of the following commands:
-
- % acroread -help
- % acroread -helpall
-
-
-
- Converting PDF to PostScript
- ----------------------------
-
- You can convert PDF files to level 1 or level 2 PostScript files from the
- command line if you are running the X Window System. Command-line printing
- supports only the standard page size of 8.5 by 11 inches; it does not
- support shrink-to-fit or scaling commands. If your document contains
- custom page sizes (such as 11 by 14 inches), open the file in Acrobat
- Reader and then print it or use Acrobat Exchange which has enhanced
- command-line printing capabilities.
-
- To convert a PDF file by piping it into Reader and then sending the output
- to a file, type the following:
-
- % cat sample.pdf | acroread -toPostScript > sample.ps
-
- To convert one or more PDF files, such as sample1.pdf and sample2.pdf,
- into PostScript files and place these PostScript files into the directory
- <dir>, type the following:
-
- % acroread -toPostScript sample1.pdf sample2.pdf <dir>
-
- To convert a series of files expressed as both a PDF filename and a
- corresponding PostScript filename (or pairs), type the following:
-
- % acroread -toPostScript -pairs pdf_file_1 ps_file_1 ...
-
- To convert a PDF file to a level 2 PostScript file, type the following:
-
- % acroread -toPostScript -level2 pdf_file_1
-
-
- Setting up Acrobat as an inline viewer for Netscape
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- Acrobat 3 contains an example script that starts Netscape and allows you
- to view PDF files inline instead of using an Acrobat viewer as a helper
- application. The example script is located in <installdir>/Browsers.
-
- Note: Since Netscape does not support plug-ins on an AIX workstation, you
- cannot use the Acrobat plug-in or the Netscape script to view PDF file inline
- on an AIX system.
-
- To run the Netscape script, change directory to <installdir>/Browsers
- and type
-
- % ./netscape
-
-
- REMOVING ACROBAT READER SOFTWARE
- ================================
-
- You can remove the Acrobat Reader software by manually deleting the files
- and directories that were created during the installation procedure.
-
- To remove Acrobat Reader:
-
- 1. Enter the following commands to remove Reader from the installation
- directory:
-
- % cd <installdir>
- % rm -rf Reader
- % rm bin/acroread
-
- 2. To remove the symbolic link to the launch script, delete the file
- /usr/bin/acroread:
-
- % cd /usr/bin
- % rm acroread
-
-
- TROUBLESHOOTING
- ===============
-
- This section describes Acrobat Reader error messages and provides general
- troubleshooting information.
-
-
- Command to launch Acrobat Reader not found
- ------------------------------------------
-
- Error message: acroread -command not found
-
- Cause: Either the Acrobat Reader launch script is not on your search path
- or the launch script you are trying to execute is actually a symbolic link
- to a file that does not exist.
-
- Solution: First, make sure your search path has been updated by typing the
- following command:
-
- % rehash
-
- If the launch script still does not work, locate the file that executes
- Acrobat Reader:
-
- % ls -l acroread
-
- If the results indicate that acroread is actually a symbolic link to
- another file (<file>), type the following:
-
- % ls -l <file>
-
-
- Permission denied to launch Acrobat Reader
- ------------------------------------------
-
- Error message: acroread: Permission denied
-
- Cause: One or more files have their permissions set incorrectly.
-
- Solution: Examine the permissions on the Reader launch script to make sure
- you have proper execute privileges for <installdir>/bin/acroread.
-
-
- Netscape launches my Acrobat viewer as a helper application instead of
- viewing PDF files inline
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Error: I set up Netscape to view PDF files inline, but my Acrobat viewer
- still appears as a helper application.
-
- Solution: Perform the following tasks:
-
- 1. Start your Netscape application.
-
- 2. Choose General Preferences from the Options menu.
-
- 3. In the General Preferences window that appears, click the Helpers tab.
-
- 4. If necessary, scroll through the list and select application/pdf.
-
- 5. Click Delete.
-
- 6. Click OK.
-
- 7. Click Save Options in the Options menu.
-
- 8. Restart your Netscape application.
-
-
-
-
-
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